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Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) - Softcover

Freni, Pierluigi; Botta, Eleonora Marina; Randazzo, Luca; Ariano, Paolo

 
9783319039572: Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3319039571 ISBN 13: 9783319039572
Publisher: Springer, 2014

Synopsis

Environmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed that available products are unsuitable for space applications because of their bulkiness and mass. This book proposes a novel approach to the development of hand exoskeletons, based on an innovative soft robotics concept that relies on the exploitation of electroactive polymers operating as sensors and actuators, on a combination of electromyography and mechanomyography for detection of the user’s will and on neural networks for control. The result is a design that should enhance astronauts’ performance during extravehicular activities. In summary, the advantages of the described approach are a low-weight, high-flexibility exoskeleton that allows for dexterity and compliance with the user’s will.

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Environmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force, and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed that available products are unsuitable for space applications because of their bulkiness and mass. This book proposes a novel approach to the development of hand exoskeletons, based on an innovative soft robotics concept that relies on the exploitation of electroactive polymers operating as sensors and actuators, on a combination of electromyography and mechanomyography for detection of the user s will, and on neural networks for control. The result is a design that should enhance astronauts performance during extravehicular activities. In summary, the advantages of the described approach are a low-weight, high-flexibility exoskeleton that allows for dexterity and compliance with the user s will."

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3319039571
ISBN 13 
9783319039572
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
101